fire assessment

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Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1 Points: 100 Overview: All communities are affected by fire at some point. The impact of fire can be financially devastating, psychologically traumatic, and sometimes fatal. This assignment shows that fire is a national problem that impacts individuals locally. Instructions:

• Discuss the role of a Fire Investigator. o What are their roles and responsibilities? o When a fire investigator is a public employee, what are their main

objectives when conducting a cause and origin investigation? o When a fire investigator works for a private insurance company, how are

their priorities different? o Are there ethical concerns or conflicts of interest that can arrive when

conducting private investigation for a specific client?

• Research a significant fire that happened in your hometown or nearby community.

o Using information from the article, assume you are the fire investigator, summarize the who, what, where, when, why, and how.

o What scientific methodology was used in the investigation? If unclear from the details of the article, what scientific methodology would you suggest in the investigation? Explain.

Requirements:

• Minimum three pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference page. • APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works. • At least two resources.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

CRJ344 – Fire & Arson Investigation

Fire Investigation

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Evaluation Rubric for Fire Investigation Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-38 points) (39-51 points) (52-64 points) (65 points)

Content Does not cover the assigned topic; assertions are not supported by evidence; paper is seriously lacking in content and detail.

Does not do an adequate job of covering the assigned topic; assertions are weakly supported by evidence.

Sufficient coverage of the topics; most assertions are supported by evidence.

Provides in-depth coverage of the topics, assertions are clearly supported by evidence.

(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points)

Resources No resources included.

Includes at least 1 resource.

Includes at least 2 resources.

Includes more than 2 resources.

Paper Length Less than one page. Does not meet page requirements.

Does not meet the minimum page requirements.

Meets the minimum requirements.

Exceeds the minimum requirements.

(0-8 points) (9-11 points) (12-14 points) (15 points)

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. APA references/citation s have significant errors.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation. Sev eral errors in the APA reference/citation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. Few errors in the APA reference/citation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.